Labor Day, 2011 (Taken with instagram)
Month: September 2011
#38 Jazz-A-Fire.MOV (by jdoggtn7)
The Jazz-A-Fire group from the Memphis Black Arts Alliance performs for the Memphis Music and Heritage Festival crowd, September 3, 2011
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#28 Young Drumline.MOV (by jdoggtn7)
A young drumline performs for the Memphis Music and Heritage Festival crowd, September 3, 2011
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#27 Young Drumline.MOV (by jdoggtn7)
A young drumline performs for the Memphis Music and Heritage Festival crowd, September 3, 2011
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#19 Young Drumline (by jdoggtn7)
A young drumline performs for the Memphis Music and Heritage Festival crowd, September 3, 2011
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#18 Favor-Memphis Gospel Group.MOV (by jdoggtn7)
Favor performs at the Tennessee Arts Stage at the Memphis Music and Heritage Festival, September 3, 2011
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The Bell Singers are another Memphis gospel group which is always a crowd favorite at the Memphis Music and Heritage Festival.
Howard Grimes, Scott Bomar and Archie Turner at the Memphis Music and Heritage Festival, 2011
Scott Bomar of the Bo-Keys backstage with Archie Turner of Black Rock and legendary drummer Howard Grimes from Hi Rhythm, at the Memphis Music and Heritage Festival, September 3, 2011
I had not heard of the Anointed Cowan Sisters, but another festival-goer told me they were not to be missed, and he was right. African-American gospel music is at the root of both early rock-and-roll and Memphis soul, and the Anointed Cowan Sisters and their band are both outstanding.
I had not heard of the Anointed Cowan Sisters, but another festival-goer told me they were not to be missed, and he was right. African-American gospel music is at the root of both early rock-and-roll and Memphis soul, and the Anointed Cowan Sisters and their band are both outstanding.